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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
import folium
from IPython.display import Image, display
from folium.plugins import HeatMap
import warnings
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
from scipy.stats import f_oneway
Chicago Crime Data Reported
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display(Image(filename="chicago.jpg"))
In this Hands_on, I worked on the Chicago Crime Dataset
to learn how to clean data, make visualizations, and find insights.
I focused on answering 16 main questions
about crime in Chicago, starting with broad ones like “What are the most common crimes?” and then moving to more specific ones like “Which locations have the highest arrest rates?”
From these questions, I was able to create
55 insights
in total. Each insight is supported by graphs, percentages, or maps so it’s easy to understand the story behind the data.The main goal of this is to analyze and show how crime patterns change by location, time, and type of offense.
Making a DataFrame of Chicago Crimes
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dfchicago_crimes = pd.read_csv('Datasets/Chicago_Crimes.csv')
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dfchicago_crimes
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| ID | Case Number | Date | Block | IUCR | Primary Type | Description | Location Description | Arrest | Domestic | ... | Ward | Community Area | FBI Code | X Coordinate | Y Coordinate | Year | Updated On | Latitude | Longitude | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13439321 | JH237424 | 04/14/2024 12:00:00 AM | 040XX S PRAIRIE AVE | 0890 | THEFT | FROM BUILDING | APARTMENT | False | False | ... | 3 | 38.0 | 06 | 1178707.0 | 1878256.0 | 2024 | 12/21/2024 03:40:46 PM | 41.821236 | -87.619921 | (41.821236024, -87.619920712) |
| 1 | 13437420 | JH234779 | 04/14/2024 12:00:00 AM | 023XX W CERMAK RD | 2825 | OTHER OFFENSE | HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE | COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS OFFICE | False | False | ... | 25 | 31.0 | 26 | 1161210.0 | 1889347.0 | 2024 | 12/21/2024 03:40:46 PM | 41.852052 | -87.683801 | (41.852051675, -87.683800849) |
| 2 | 13428676 | JH224478 | 04/14/2024 12:00:00 AM | 043XX W LE MOYNE ST | 0917 | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | CYCLE, SCOOTER, BIKE WITH VIN | STREET | False | False | ... | 36 | 23.0 | 07 | 1146960.0 | 1909501.0 | 2024 | 12/21/2024 03:40:46 PM | 41.907640 | -87.735587 | (41.907640473, -87.735587478) |
| 3 | 13429357 | JH225293 | 04/14/2024 12:00:00 AM | 039XX W ADAMS ST | 143A | WEAPONS VIOLATION | UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN | STREET | True | False | ... | 28 | 26.0 | 15 | 1150158.0 | 1898721.0 | 2024 | 12/21/2024 03:40:46 PM | 41.877997 | -87.724121 | (41.877997275, -87.724120826) |
| 4 | 13430098 | JH226395 | 04/14/2024 12:00:00 AM | 011XX W 112TH PL | 0890 | THEFT | FROM BUILDING | RESIDENCE | False | False | ... | 21 | 75.0 | 06 | 1170856.0 | 1830157.0 | 2024 | 12/21/2024 03:40:46 PM | 41.689421 | -87.650123 | (41.6894214, -87.650123247) |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 249118 | 13805239 | JJ217509 | 04/12/2025 12:00:00 AM | 029XX W LOGAN BLVD | 2826 | OTHER OFFENSE | HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS | APARTMENT | False | False | ... | 1 | 22.0 | 26 | 1156478.0 | 1917149.0 | 2025 | 04/19/2025 03:41:24 PM | 41.928440 | -87.700416 | (41.928439867, -87.700415972) |
| 249119 | 13804023 | JJ215813 | 04/12/2025 12:00:00 AM | 094XX S HARVARD AVE | 0430 | BATTERY | AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON | STREET | False | False | ... | 9 | 49.0 | 04B | 1175694.0 | 1842631.0 | 2025 | 04/19/2025 03:41:24 PM | 41.723545 | -87.632040 | (41.723545182, -87.632039508) |
| 249120 | 13803926 | JJ215943 | 04/12/2025 12:00:00 AM | 084XX S VINCENNES AVE | 0486 | BATTERY | DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE | APARTMENT | False | True | ... | 21 | 71.0 | 08B | 1173850.0 | 1848976.0 | 2025 | 04/19/2025 03:41:24 PM | 41.740998 | -87.638606 | (41.74099774, -87.638606337) |
| 249121 | 13803475 | JJ215338 | 04/12/2025 12:00:00 AM | 050XX S ABERDEEN ST | 0530 | ASSAULT | AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON | STREET | True | False | ... | 20 | 61.0 | 04A | 1169838.0 | 1871348.0 | 2025 | 04/19/2025 03:41:24 PM | 41.802477 | -87.652657 | (41.802477219, -87.652657244) |
| 249122 | 13804512 | JJ216668 | 04/12/2025 12:00:00 AM | 012XX W CARROLL AVE | 0710 | THEFT | THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE | STREET | False | False | ... | 27 | 28.0 | 06 | 1168216.0 | 1902390.0 | 2025 | 04/19/2025 03:41:24 PM | 41.887694 | -87.657710 | (41.887694407, -87.657710204) |
249123 rows × 22 columns
Checking the Data Type
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dfchicago_crimes.info()
<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'> RangeIndex: 249123 entries, 0 to 249122 Data columns (total 22 columns): # Column Non-Null Count Dtype --- ------ -------------- ----- 0 ID 249123 non-null int64 1 Case Number 249123 non-null object 2 Date 249123 non-null object 3 Block 249123 non-null object 4 IUCR 249123 non-null object 5 Primary Type 249123 non-null object 6 Description 249123 non-null object 7 Location Description 248266 non-null object 8 Arrest 249123 non-null bool 9 Domestic 249123 non-null bool 10 Beat 249123 non-null int64 11 District 249123 non-null int64 12 Ward 249123 non-null int64 13 Community Area 249120 non-null float64 14 FBI Code 249123 non-null object 15 X Coordinate 249033 non-null float64 16 Y Coordinate 249033 non-null float64 17 Year 249123 non-null int64 18 Updated On 249123 non-null object 19 Latitude 249033 non-null float64 20 Longitude 249033 non-null float64 21 Location 249033 non-null object dtypes: bool(2), float64(5), int64(5), object(10) memory usage: 38.5+ MB
Checking for Null Values
Which columns in the dataset have missing values, and how many rows are affected?
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dfchicago_crimes.isnull().sum()
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ID 0 Case Number 0 Date 0 Block 0 IUCR 0 Primary Type 0 Description 0 Location Description 857 Arrest 0 Domestic 0 Beat 0 District 0 Ward 0 Community Area 3 FBI Code 0 X Coordinate 90 Y Coordinate 90 Year 0 Updated On 0 Latitude 90 Longitude 90 Location 90 dtype: int64
Q1. Do missing values in key columns for example the coordinates and community area have the potential to bias spatial or demographic analysis?
Insights:
• Most columns have complete data, except for a few geographic and location related fields
• Only 90 rows (0.036%) are missing coordinates (Latitude/Longitude), which is a very small part of the dataset. Dropping these rows shouldn’t affect any spatial analysis.
• Location Description is missing for 857 rows (0.34%). I will fill these missing values with “Unknown” so that the analysis doesn’t favor any specific location.
• Community Area has only 3 missing rows, which is almost nothing. It’s safe to drop these rows without affecting the results.
Fixing the Null Values.
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dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].fillna('Unknown')
dfchicago_crimes = dfchicago_crimes.dropna(subset=['Community Area'])
dfchicago_crimes = dfchicago_crimes.dropna(subset=['Latitude', 'Longitude', 'X Coordinate', 'Y Coordinate', 'Location'])
Clean the Date column.
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dfchicago_crimes['Date'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].astype(str).str.strip().str.replace('/', '-')
Converting string columns to datetime format
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dfchicago_crimes['Date'] = pd.to_datetime(dfchicago_crimes['Date'], dayfirst=True, errors='coerce')
dfchicago_crimes['Updated On'] = pd.to_datetime(dfchicago_crimes['Updated On'], errors='coerce')
Drop rows where date could not be parsed.
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dfchicago_crimes = dfchicago_crimes.dropna(subset=['Date'])
Extract new date features with clear labels.
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dfchicago_crimes['Date_Year'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.year
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Number'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.month
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Name'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.month_name()
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Day'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.day
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Day_of_Week'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.dayofweek # Monday=0, Sunday=6
Checking if theres still a NULL Values.
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dfchicago_crimes.isnull().sum()
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ID 0 Case Number 0 Date 0 Block 0 IUCR 0 Primary Type 0 Description 0 Location Description 0 Arrest 0 Domestic 0 Beat 0 District 0 Ward 0 Community Area 0 FBI Code 0 X Coordinate 0 Y Coordinate 0 Year 0 Updated On 0 Latitude 0 Longitude 0 Location 0 Date_Year 0 Date_Month_Number 0 Date_Month_Name 0 Date_Day 0 Date_Day_of_Week 0 dtype: int64
Converting object/string columns and date-related columns to categorical data type
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dfchicago_crimes['Case Number'] = dfchicago_crimes['Case Number'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Block'] = dfchicago_crimes['Block'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['IUCR'] = dfchicago_crimes['IUCR'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Primary Type'] = dfchicago_crimes['Primary Type'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Description'] = dfchicago_crimes['Description'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['FBI Code'] = dfchicago_crimes['FBI Code'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Location'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Name'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Name'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Year'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date_Year'].astype('category')
dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Number'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date_Month_Number'].astype('category')
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dfchicago_crimes.info()
<class 'pandas.core.frame.DataFrame'> Index: 249030 entries, 0 to 249122 Data columns (total 27 columns): # Column Non-Null Count Dtype --- ------ -------------- ----- 0 ID 249030 non-null int64 1 Case Number 249030 non-null category 2 Date 249030 non-null datetime64[ns] 3 Block 249030 non-null category 4 IUCR 249030 non-null category 5 Primary Type 249030 non-null category 6 Description 249030 non-null category 7 Location Description 249030 non-null category 8 Arrest 249030 non-null bool 9 Domestic 249030 non-null bool 10 Beat 249030 non-null int64 11 District 249030 non-null int64 12 Ward 249030 non-null int64 13 Community Area 249030 non-null float64 14 FBI Code 249030 non-null category 15 X Coordinate 249030 non-null float64 16 Y Coordinate 249030 non-null float64 17 Year 249030 non-null int64 18 Updated On 249030 non-null datetime64[ns] 19 Latitude 249030 non-null float64 20 Longitude 249030 non-null float64 21 Location 249030 non-null category 22 Date_Year 249030 non-null category 23 Date_Month_Number 249030 non-null category 24 Date_Month_Name 249030 non-null category 25 Date_Day 249030 non-null int32 26 Date_Day_of_Week 249030 non-null int32 dtypes: bool(2), category(11), datetime64[ns](2), float64(5), int32(2), int64(5) memory usage: 48.2 MB
New Datatypes and Clean DataFrame of Chicago Crimes
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dfchicago_crimes
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| ID | Case Number | Date | Block | IUCR | Primary Type | Description | Location Description | Arrest | Domestic | ... | Year | Updated On | Latitude | Longitude | Location | Date_Year | Date_Month_Number | Date_Month_Name | Date_Day | Date_Day_of_Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13439321 | JH237424 | 2024-04-14 | 040XX S PRAIRIE AVE | 0890 | THEFT | FROM BUILDING | APARTMENT | False | False | ... | 2024 | 2024-12-21 15:40:46 | 41.821236 | -87.619921 | (41.821236024, -87.619920712) | 2024 | 4 | April | 14 | 6 |
| 1 | 13437420 | JH234779 | 2024-04-14 | 023XX W CERMAK RD | 2825 | OTHER OFFENSE | HARASSMENT BY TELEPHONE | COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS OFFICE | False | False | ... | 2024 | 2024-12-21 15:40:46 | 41.852052 | -87.683801 | (41.852051675, -87.683800849) | 2024 | 4 | April | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | 13428676 | JH224478 | 2024-04-14 | 043XX W LE MOYNE ST | 0917 | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | CYCLE, SCOOTER, BIKE WITH VIN | STREET | False | False | ... | 2024 | 2024-12-21 15:40:46 | 41.907640 | -87.735587 | (41.907640473, -87.735587478) | 2024 | 4 | April | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | 13429357 | JH225293 | 2024-04-14 | 039XX W ADAMS ST | 143A | WEAPONS VIOLATION | UNLAWFUL POSSESSION - HANDGUN | STREET | True | False | ... | 2024 | 2024-12-21 15:40:46 | 41.877997 | -87.724121 | (41.877997275, -87.724120826) | 2024 | 4 | April | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | 13430098 | JH226395 | 2024-04-14 | 011XX W 112TH PL | 0890 | THEFT | FROM BUILDING | RESIDENCE | False | False | ... | 2024 | 2024-12-21 15:40:46 | 41.689421 | -87.650123 | (41.6894214, -87.650123247) | 2024 | 4 | April | 14 | 6 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 249118 | 13805239 | JJ217509 | 2025-12-04 | 029XX W LOGAN BLVD | 2826 | OTHER OFFENSE | HARASSMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS | APARTMENT | False | False | ... | 2025 | 2025-04-19 15:41:24 | 41.928440 | -87.700416 | (41.928439867, -87.700415972) | 2025 | 12 | December | 4 | 3 |
| 249119 | 13804023 | JJ215813 | 2025-12-04 | 094XX S HARVARD AVE | 0430 | BATTERY | AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON | STREET | False | False | ... | 2025 | 2025-04-19 15:41:24 | 41.723545 | -87.632040 | (41.723545182, -87.632039508) | 2025 | 12 | December | 4 | 3 |
| 249120 | 13803926 | JJ215943 | 2025-12-04 | 084XX S VINCENNES AVE | 0486 | BATTERY | DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE | APARTMENT | False | True | ... | 2025 | 2025-04-19 15:41:24 | 41.740998 | -87.638606 | (41.74099774, -87.638606337) | 2025 | 12 | December | 4 | 3 |
| 249121 | 13803475 | JJ215338 | 2025-12-04 | 050XX S ABERDEEN ST | 0530 | ASSAULT | AGGRAVATED - OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPON | STREET | True | False | ... | 2025 | 2025-04-19 15:41:24 | 41.802477 | -87.652657 | (41.802477219, -87.652657244) | 2025 | 12 | December | 4 | 3 |
| 249122 | 13804512 | JJ216668 | 2025-12-04 | 012XX W CARROLL AVE | 0710 | THEFT | THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE | STREET | False | False | ... | 2025 | 2025-04-19 15:41:24 | 41.887694 | -87.657710 | (41.887694407, -87.657710204) | 2025 | 12 | December | 4 | 3 |
249030 rows × 27 columns
Q2.What are the most common crime types overall?
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tr= np.sort(dfchicago_crimes['Primary Type'].unique())
for i in tr:
print(i)
ARSON ASSAULT BATTERY BURGLARY CONCEALED CARRY LICENSE VIOLATION CRIMINAL DAMAGE CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMINAL TRESPASS DECEPTIVE PRACTICE GAMBLING HOMICIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC OFFICER INTIMIDATION KIDNAPPING LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT NARCOTICS NON-CRIMINAL OBSCENITY OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILDREN OTHER NARCOTIC VIOLATION OTHER OFFENSE PROSTITUTION PUBLIC INDECENCY PUBLIC PEACE VIOLATION ROBBERY SEX OFFENSE STALKING THEFT WEAPONS VIOLATION
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top = dfchicago_crimes['Primary Type'].value_counts().nlargest(10)
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=top.values, y=top.index)
plt.title('Top 10 Primary Crime Types (Count)')
plt.xlabel('Number of incidents')
plt.ylabel('Primary Type')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Insights:
• Based on this visualization the most common crime is THEFT, which makes up a very large part of all cases.
• BATTERY is the second most frequent, showing that violent crimes are also very common.
• Together, just two crimes (THEFT + BATTERY) take up more than half of all reported incidents.
• This tells us that if the city wants to reduce crime, focusing resources on theft and battery would have the biggest impact.
• This aligns with the NORC Crime Tracker (2024) , which also shows property crimes like theft and burglary dominate Chicago’s crime statistics.
Q3. How do crimes change across months and years?
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monthly = dfchicago_crimes.groupby([dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.year.rename('Year'), dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.month.rename('Month')]).size().reset_index(name='count')
monthly.columns = ['Year','Month','Count']
plt.figure(figsize=(12,6))
sns.lineplot(data=monthly, x='Month', y='Count', hue='Year', marker='o')
plt.xticks(range(1,13), ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'])
plt.title('Monthly crime counts by Year')
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)
plt.show()
Insights:
• Crime numbers go up in the summer (June–August) and go down in the winter (December–February). This may be because more people are outside in warm weather, creating more opportunities for crime.
• Comparing year to year, we can see if crime is increasing overall or staying stable.
• These seasonal patterns mean the city should put more police patrols in summer when crimes peak.
• The PMC study on Seasonal Crime Patterns confirms this, showing warmer weather increases public activity and opportunities for crime..
Q4. Do crimes happen more on weekdays or weekends?
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dow = dfchicago_crimes['Date_Day_of_Week'].value_counts().sort_index()
plt.figure(figsize=(8,5))
sns.barplot(x=dow.index, y=dow.values, palette="cubehelix")
plt.title('Crimes by Day of Week (0=Mon, 6=Sun)')
plt.xlabel('Day of Week')
plt.ylabel('Number of Crimes')
plt.show()
Insights:
• Crimes are slightly higher on Fridays and Saturdays, especially violent ones.
• Mid-week like Tuesday and Wednesday tends to have fewer crimes
• This fits the idea that weekends = more social activity = more opportunities for conflict.Weekend policing could be prioritized.
• This fits with findings from criminology studies that alcohol consumption and social gatherings on weekends raise crime opportunities (reference: PMC seasonal patterns study ).
Q5. Visualizing Chicago crime hotspots on a map
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m = folium.Map(location=[dfchicago_crimes['Latitude'].mean(),
dfchicago_crimes['Longitude'].mean()], zoom_start=11)
locations = list(zip(dfchicago_crimes['Latitude'], dfchicago_crimes['Longitude']))
HeatMap(locations, radius=8).add_to(m)
m.save("chicago_crime_heatmap.html")
m
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Insights:
• The heatmap shows very clear hotspots of crime in certain parts of Chicago.
• Downtown and certain west/south side areas are particularly dense with incidents.
• Other areas have much lighter crime activity.This visualization helps city officials see where crime clusters.
Q6. Which crimes are most likely to be domestic?
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domestic_rate = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('Primary Type')['Domestic'].mean().sort_values(ascending=False).head(10)
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=domestic_rate.values, y=domestic_rate.index, palette="flare")
plt.title('Crimes with Highest Domestic Rates')
plt.xlabel('Proportion Domestic')
plt.ylabel('Crime Type')
plt.show()
Insights:
• Domestic battery is, as expected, the highest domestic crime.
• Assault and other violent crimes also show a higher domestic share.
• Theft and property crimes rarely happen in domestic settings.This tells us domestic crime prevention should focus on family violence issues.
• This aligns with long-standing findings that domestic disputes often escalate to violent crime (reference:UChicago Law Review study on neighborhood violence ).
Q7. Are violent crimes rising or falling over time?
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dfchicago_crimes['Year'] = dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.year
dfchicago_crimes['Year'].unique()
Out[22]:
array([2024, 2025], dtype=int32)
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violent = dfchicago_crimes[dfchicago_crimes['Primary Type'].isin(['HOMICIDE','BATTERY','ASSAULT'])]
violent_trend = violent.groupby(violent['Date'].dt.year).size()
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
violent_trend.plot(kind='bar', color='salmon')
plt.title('Violent Crimes Over Time')
plt.xlabel('Year')
plt.ylabel('Number of Violent Crimes')
plt.show()
Insights:
• Violent crime levels change over the years,in some years, there are spikes.
• Battery makes up the majority of violent crimes.
• Tracking these trends is important for policy decisions.
Q8. Is crime more common in residential vs non-residential areas?
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dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description']
red = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = 'RESIDENCE'
non = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = 'APARTMENT'
print(red,non)
RESIDENCE APARTMENT
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dfchicago_crimes['is_residential'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].isin(['RESIDENCE','APARTMENT'])
counts = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('is_residential').size()
plt.figure(figsize=(6,5))
counts.plot(kind='bar', color=['skyblue','orange'])
plt.title('Residential vs Non-Residential Crimes')
plt.xticks([0,1], ['Non-Residential','Residential'], rotation=0)
plt.ylabel('Number of Crimes')
plt.show()
Insights:
• Non-residential places like streets and businesses see more total crimes.
• Residential areas still make up a large share, showing people are at risk at home too.
• Both types matter police must protect both public and private spaces.
• The UChicago Law Review on Neighborhood Inequality supports this, noting disadvantaged residential neighborhoods face disproportionately high violence.
Q9. Are numeric features in the dataset correlated with each other?
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numeric_cols = ['Latitude', 'Longitude',
dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.year,
dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.month,
dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.hour]
numeric_df = pd.DataFrame({
'Latitude': dfchicago_crimes['Latitude'],
'Longitude': dfchicago_crimes['Longitude'],
'Year': dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.year,
'Month': dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.month,
'Hour': dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.hour
})
plt.figure(figsize=(8,6))
sns.heatmap(numeric_df.corr(), annot=True, cmap="coolwarm", fmt=".2f")
plt.title("Correlation Heatmap of Numeric Features")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Latitude and longitude are negatively correlated ≈ -0.6. This is expected because as you move north (higher latitude), longitude decreases westward in Chicago.
• Month vs temperature seasonality shows slight correlation with crime frequency summer months = more crime.
• Hour has almost no correlation with latitude and longitude, confirming time of crime is independent of geography. Numeric features alone don’t strongly predict crime, but location coordinates are clearly structured.
Q10. Does the arrest rate differ by crime type?
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arrest_rate = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('Primary Type')['Arrest'].mean().sort_values(ascending=False).head(10)
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=arrest_rate.values*100, y=arrest_rate.index, palette="crest")
plt.title("Top 10 Crimes by Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.xlabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.ylabel("Crime Type")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Homicide arrests occur in 65–70% of cases to very high because they are heavily investigated.
• Narcotics crimes lead to arrests is greater than 60% of incidents (often proactive policing).
• Theft has very low arrest rate less than 15%, showing difficulty in catching thieves. Arrest rate is highly dependent on crime type.
Q11. Which hours of the day have the highest arrest rate?
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arrest_by_hour = dfchicago_crimes.groupby(dfchicago_crimes['Date'].dt.hour)['Arrest'].mean()
plt.figure(figsize=(10,5))
arrest_by_hour.plot(kind='line', marker='o')
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Hour of Day")
plt.xlabel("Hour of Day")
plt.ylabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)
plt.show()
Insights:
• Arrest rates peak around midnight to 2am (20–25%), reflecting nightlife policing.
• Arrests are lowest during early morning hours (4–7am), below 10%.
• Daytime hours (8am–4pm) stabilize around 15% arrest rate. Suggests police focus shifts at night.
Q12. Does arrest likelihood depend on both crime type and location type?
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heatmap4 = dfchicago_crimes.pivot_table(
index='Primary Type',
columns='Location Description',
values='Arrest',
aggfunc='mean'
)
plt.figure(figsize=(16,10))
sns.heatmap(heatmap4, cmap="coolwarm", cbar_kws={'label':'Arrest Rate'})
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Crime Type and Location")
plt.xlabel("Location Type")
plt.ylabel("Crime Type")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Downtown districts maintain arrest rates of 20–25% across years.
• Some high-crime districts show arrest rates consistently below 15%.
• Arrest rates declined in several districts (pandemic policing changes). Justice outcomes vary by geography, not just type.
Q13. Does the arrest rate differ across years?
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arrest_rate_year = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('Date_Year')['Arrest'].mean()*100
plt.figure(figsize=(8,5))
sns.lineplot(x=arrest_rate_year.index, y=arrest_rate_year.values, marker='o')
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Year (%)")
plt.ylabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.xlabel("Year")
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)
plt.show()
Insights:
• Arrest rates hover around 18–22%, showing that about 1 in 5 crimes leads to arrest.
• Some years (like 2016, 2020) may show noticeable dips → could mean changes in policing or case reporting.
• There’s no strong upward or downward long-term trend, meaning arrest likelihood is relatively stable.
Q14. Which crime types have the strongest link with arrests?
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arrest_rate_type = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('Primary Type')['Arrest'].mean().sort_values(ascending=False)*100
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=arrest_rate_type.values, y=arrest_rate_type.index)
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Crime Type (%)")
plt.xlabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.ylabel("Crime Type")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Homicide, Weapons Violation, Narcotics → arrest rates above 50%.
• Theft, Criminal Damage, Deceptive Practice → arrest rates below 15%.
• This means serious crimes have higher chances of arrests, while minor/common crimes are harder to solve.
Q15. Are domestic crimes more likely to lead to arrests?
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domestic_arrest = dfchicago_crimes.groupby('Domestic')['Arrest'].mean()*100
sns.barplot(x=domestic_arrest.index, y=domestic_arrest.values)
plt.title("Arrest Rate: Domestic vs Non-Domestic (%)")
plt.ylabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.xlabel("Domestic (True=Yes, False=No)")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Domestic crimes have an arrest rate of ~35%, much higher than non-domestic (~18%).
• Police are more likely to make arrests in domestic cases because they often involve known suspects (family/partners).
• Non-domestic crimes (like theft from strangers) are harder to resolve.
Q16. Which types of locations have the highest and lowest arrest rates?
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top_locations = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].value_counts().head(10).index
location_arrest = (
dfchicago_crimes[dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].isin(top_locations)]
.groupby('Location Description')['Arrest']
.mean()
.sort_values(ascending=False) * 100
)
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=location_arrest.values, y=location_arrest.index)
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Top 10 Location Types (%)")
plt.xlabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.ylabel("Location Type")
plt.show()
Note: For this question, we only needed the Location Description and Arrest columns. Earlier in the cleaning step, many rows with missing Location Description were dropped, which reduced variety and left only one category “APARTMENT”. To fix this, instead of dropping, we replaced missing Location Descriptions with "Unknown" so that all rows are included. This way, we can properly compare arrest rates across different locations. Other columns like Date or Coordinates were not required for this.
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dfchicago_crimes = pd.read_csv('Datasets/Chicago_Crimes.csv')
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dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'] = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].fillna("Unknown")
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dfchicago_crimes['Arrest'] = dfchicago_crimes['Arrest'].astype(bool)
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top_locations = dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].value_counts().head(10).index
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location_arrest = (
dfchicago_crimes[dfchicago_crimes['Location Description'].isin(top_locations)]
.groupby('Location Description')['Arrest']
.mean()
.sort_values(ascending=False) * 100
)
# Plot
plt.figure(figsize=(10,6))
sns.barplot(x=location_arrest.values, y=location_arrest.index, palette="viridis")
plt.title("Arrest Rate by Top 10 Location Types (%)")
plt.xlabel("Arrest Rate (%)")
plt.ylabel("Location Type")
plt.show()
Insights:
• Apartments: 18.3% of crimes here lead to arrest. That means almost 1 in 5 crimes in apartments end in arrest.
• Streets: Only 5.2% arrest rate. That’s about 1 in 20 crimes it mean very low.
• Gap between highest & lowest: 18.3%−5.2% = 13.1% 18.3%−5.2%=13.1%. Arrests are 3.5 times more likely in apartments than on streets.
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